Your whole life is a journey. On mine, I would have practiced yoga for the first time when I was just starting high school. I remember laughing in class uncontrollably - one of those laughs you just couldn’t stop. At the end of the class, the teacher came up to me and I was super scared she’d be upset with me. All she said was - you’re really flexible, you should become a yoga teacher! She proceeded to show me some really neat poses. I didn’t think much of it at the time, but that was the planting of the seed to my career.

 

Throughout my late teens and early twenties, I finished my Special Event Planning Diploma at George Brown College, attended Ryerson University for Business and Hospitality Management, worked and received the most pristine customer service training from the Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, and then proceeded to travel the world which was where I learned the most. I learned to be fearless, I learned what it meant to stay positive in the most negative situations, I learned what it felt like to miss friends & family, and I learned what it was to be free. 

 

It was on my travels where I picked up Yoga as a daily practice back in 2014. I was touring Australia, working on farms, exploring the beauty of nature and fell in love with the outdoors. I remember I would do the same practice everyday, and I taught myself from a book. At the time there was a lot I didn’t know about yoga, but I did receive the most incredible and impactful, life changing benefits that soon led to a much deeper journey with in. The experience and practice was so powerful, that it lead me to wanting to share it with you, and everyone else I have met along the way.

 

I started teaching Yoga uncertified one summer up in Muskoka. Friends would always ask what it was that gave me my spark and light, and encouraged me to teach them what I knew about the practice of Yoga. By the end of the summer, their encouragement led me to flying to India to take my Yoga Teacher Training (RYT). I wanted to go back to the roots of the practice, and where better to go than India, where traditional Yoga started. I was inspired by Ashtanga/ Vinyasa, the most rigorous and disciplined style of Yoga.

 

I started teaching when I was living in Malta, Europe. I wasn’t the greatest teacher, nor am I now, but I was persistent, committed, and had strong will power. I had a gift of bringing people together, and making all feel welcome. After returning home, I later took my Fitness Instructor Specialist, SoulBody Barre & Yoga Sculpt, and Hot Yoga certificates. At gyms, some weeks I would teach 20 classes or more, and now with the business side of Yoga and 60 hr plus work weeks, I’ve come to realize it takes a lot more than being flexible to lead the community. 

 

So here I am, 9 years later, with the BBY tribe. A bright, bold, beautiful, welcoming and supporting community of like minded individuals changing the idea of what it means to be and feel healthy in mind, body, and spirit. We are quite the adventurous group, having started outdoors 5 years ago at our true home - The Big Tree. Throughout the pandemic we took our teachings virtual within the first week and decided it was also here to stay. In 2021, we brought class indoors to our new home downtown Whitby.

 

I encourage you to follow your intuition, live with intention, and find your purpose. Your journey begins now if it hasn’t already, and life is what you make it. Sky above, sand below, peace within. The light within me, honours the light with in you. I welcome you on your journey, and I’m grateful to have you a part of mine.